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 KSAAG Delegation Speeches

Their whole community was there and they cried. They cried I&I when they gave us these stones to bring back here to unify the KhoeSan people and the land. To bring as one again. That’s what we got mandated to do by the Great Paramount King Hendrik Witbooi. A lot of people don’t know what Paramount King means. Another way to put is King of Kings. For me being there it was a true honour, because we speak 2 languages here, and in Namibia they speak Nama. It was great to see people who look like me from Cape Town speaking their first language, an indigenous language. It was sacred strength for my spirit and it renewed me. It was actually a great honour to see a Khoe city/ village, with just Khoe people. They rule and they are respected.

I feel that European Colonialism took the respect amongst us away from us. We were always labeled "korrelkop", the worst names under the sun. A lot of people don't feel proud of being called a Khoe korrelkop. But when I was there it was a great honour for me to be a "korrelkop" and to have a big bum. All the things that I was criticized for as a youth; using straightener for my hair so I can fit in. These are the realities that European people put in us to disregard ourselves. And as a representative of having a big stomach, a big bum and having a korrelkop, we don't have to feel under pressure. We need to accept who we are and be more proud of being a Khoe then wearing a Diesel label, because I think that is the only thing that is blocking our youths in this world is high fashion society. This is all European marketing strategies to keep us away from our richness. The spirit from 1695 and even before in the 1400's is still within us. You know when you see something and it’s a real thing and you just want to tell your people? I saw a whole community speak my language and I couldn't. I also met the Senior Chief of the Great Red Nation., P.S.M. Kooper, who when he welcomed me into his space he told me that he is by birth right my King. We are the Red Nation, the people of the South.

Bradley van Sitters

Isa tses ge ama tama e! It’s a great day, is it not! What a blessing it is to gather Chiefs, Khoe Royal House dignitaries, cultural activists, herbalists, youths and other interested individuals and parties. Let me tell you when I kneeled at the foot of Paramount King Hendrik Witbooi and got instruction from the Father of the Nation as to what is to be done with the stones that was given to us from the ancestral graves in Khaxutsus, I felt deeply moved. For as the prodigal son returned back to his home; so I too felt the blessings bestowed upon us who went out of the Mother Land back into the Ancestral Father Land. And what a honour for me when asked in Nama if I can speak Namagowab by the Paramount King, I replied "╪hari rose" ("n klein bietjie").

Until a few years ago I wasn't even aware of the existence of a Khoe Khoe language still in use today. Was this due to my own doing? No! How could it! For my upbringing and social conditioning made sure that I never came in contact with it; it was a "skaam" taal. Why is Nama only good enough to be used on the Coat of Arms? But is still not recognized as an official language, being older then all the others. When I asked the people in Namibia how difficult it is to learn Namagowab, they told me that this language is in my bones; that my genetic cell memory is still familiar with it. For the children here from Lavender Hill I want to encourage to be like beacons of light for those people around them, in a place devoid of indigenous culture preservation. We have to retain that which is ours, our heritage, that which has guaranteed our survival through the ages, to fight-off the steam train of Globalization.

Jill Williams

Descendants of Royal Kingdoms, Kings and Queens, Princes and Princesses. I am very honoured to be here today. All I want to say is that I have come to encourage the young prophets and prophetesses, I want to encourage you to listen to your dreams. I want to encourage you to take up your role in these times; everyone has been allocated a role. Not everyone has the same role. Some of us has to serve others. While we were in Namibia, I asked Joseph why didn’t he go meet the Paramount King at a specific occasion and he replied saying that not everyone gets to meet the King, some of us has to stay behind in the kraal and welcome the people. Some of us has to cook the meals. Some of us have to teach. So I would like to encourage you to look deep within, speak and communicate with the Creator. Communicate with the ancestors and find out what's your role. What role do you have to play in the network of this revolution? And don't fight your role when it's different to other people's role, because every single role is important. I'm very honoured to be here today. I'm sure some of you might know about our trip to Namibia and about the stones that was picked up in Small Namaqua and was taken to Greater Namaqua. And on our return we brought stones back to Cape Town from the ancestral graves in Gibeon, Southern Namibia, to be ceremonially united with stones from here. We still need to go to Botswana, to Zimbabwe, across the African continent. The descendants of our ancestors is not only within our space, they migrated and integrated with other tribes.